Sermiligaaq
Appearance
Sermiligaaq | |
|---|---|
Sermiligaaq | |
| Coordinates: 65°54′26″N 36°22′46″W / 65.90722°N 36.37944°W | |
| State | |
| Constituent country | |
| Municipality | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anders Sanimuinnaq |
| Population (1 January 2025) | |
• Total | 202 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3913 Tasiilaq |
Sermiligaaq (old spelling: Sermiligâk´) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. It is located near the Sermilik Fjord. Its population was 202 in 2025.[2] In Kalaallisut, its name means "Beautiful Glacierfjord".
Geography
[edit]The small island of Quujuutilik (also spelled Kujutilik or Qûjûtilik) is located off the coast northeast of Sermiligaaq.[3]
Transport
[edit]The settlement is served by the Sermiligaaq Heliport.
Population
[edit]The population of Sermiligaaq has slowly increased in the last two decades, unlike in the neighboring settlements of Kuummiit and Kulusuk.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sermersooq Municipality Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ↑ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ↑ GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
- 1 2 Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- eastgreenland.com Archived 22 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Tourist information.